09/03/2026
Did you know that about one-third of everything we eat depends on the Western Honey Bee? 🐝
While almonds get a lot of attention for being completely dependent on managed hives, they aren't the only ones.
Here are some other major foods that rely heavily on these hardworking pollinators:
🐝 Blueberries & Cherries: These crops depend on honey bees for roughly 90% of their pollination, meaning commercial yields would plummet without them. 🍒 🫐
🐝 Apples, Pears & Peaches: Orchard fruits need bees to move pollen between different tree varieties to ensure a successful harvest. 🍎 🍐 🍑
🐝 Cucumbers, Squash & Pumpkins: These heavy-vine crops rely on insect intervention to transfer pollen for full, healthy growth. 🥒 🎃
🐝 Alfalfa & Clover: While we don't eat these directly, vast fields of them rely on bees—and they are essential feed crops for dairy and beef cattle! 🐄 🐮
V S Vickery
